Anna Christie VHS

A fantastic movie. To think that this movie was made over 86 years ago!I'm here to compare the English version vs. the German version. Each version is on each side of a single DVD disc. To be clear, German version is not simply a audio dubbing of English speaking actor. In exception to Garbo, all actors are different in the German version. I prefer the English version.Picture quality: English version > German version. German version is damaged in many areas and poorly preserved.Garbo's character: English version > German version. Has a different look than the German version with different outfits and make up. Even the dialogues seemed a bit different. I prefer how Garbo looks in the English version.Garbo's father character: English > German. George Marion is better than the German actor counterpart. Excellent portrayal of a drunk who is defeated in life who abandoned his daughter in the past and can't help but abandon her again. Great facial expressions and delivery of lines.Marthy character: English >> German. Dressler's performance is a highlight of this film and MUCH better than her German counterpart. Dressler is much more convincing while her likable character makes you like her.Matt: English > German. His rough and tumble character fits what a sailor would be better than the German counter part.The story of these 4 losers' of lives are held together by Garbo's wonderful charm. Her verbal delivery seems a bit slow (I initially thought that she was playing a drunk like her father character) sort of like how Melanie Griffith would speak. But, her facial expressions, her eyes and her ability to portray longing and deep pain is so touching......and convincing.

garbo speaks for the first time in a film.marie dressler showed the world her acting abilities not before seen.if you have patience you will see the world growing because of film.it's worth the look.

When viewed on T.V. Garbo's first sound film has always seemed to me rather creaky, its pacing at times laboured, and the actress herself in many scenes awkward and ill at ease. On this American sourced disc almost all of these reservations disappear - Marie Dressler's performance in particular springs to life. Picture and sound are both very clear, and there are optional English subtitles if at times accents (not only Garbo's) seem a barrier to clarity. Directed by Clarence Brown, the film at last seems to deserve its reputation, and is no longer obscured by technical shortcomings. For me, her performance remains a slight if lesser problem. But, the purchaser here also has Garbo's second talkie, again Anna Christie, directed by Jacques Feyder, made back to back for the German market, and utilising similar though not always identical sets, but, Garbo apart, different actors, costumes, and camera set-ups. This hitherto hard to find film has long had the reputation of being superior to Brown's film, and was the reason for my purchase of this disc. Garbo certainly seems much more relaxed, and more clearly inhabits her role, aided in part by two very different male leads, to both of whom she seems to find it easier to react. The print quality here is not the equal of the first version, hence 4 stars instead of 5, but it is fully subtitled, and the film's direction, as well as most of the performances, I thought more convincing, and the film deserves its reputation. Each film gains from viewing the other, and the whole thing has been a most pleasant surprise. Strongly recommended.o

I love the German version on the B-side of this disk. I was unable to finish watching the A-side English one. I ordered the play to find out if the ending had been tampered with. The ending of the film seems a bit too happy for O'Neill.

.....Hollywoods mystery women passes the talk test. Both the English and German versions were dark and of poor quality with the German version being Garbo's favorite. Garbo was a huge star in Europe and the Foreign market always assured that her films would be moneymakers......I liked the German version because I just couldn't buy Charles Bickford as a romantic lead although the English version did reintroduce Marie Dressler to American audiences and gave her a second career......Either video is worth the price just to watch the magical Garbo in action.

I had not seen this film for over thirty years and it is as enthralling now as it was then. The cast were well chosen and are very believable.Greta Garbo can act despite what some people say.

merece la pena esta edicion de greta garbo en varios idiomasfue su primera pelicula hablada es una joya del cineanimo a todos a ver esta gran joya del cine sonoro

DAVVERO UN OTTIMO RISULTATO IMMAGINE PERFETTA E AUDIO SUBLIME.

Non avevo mai visto questo film di Greta Garbo, un'attrice che adoro, pertanto ero curiosa e l'ho comprato apposta,Purtruppo ne sono stata delusa così il mio "bene" è piuttosto un quasi sufficiente per come è stato portato sullo schermo il testo di O'Neill: il dramma è stato concluso come una commedia,dove tutto finisce nel migliore dei modi: non mi sembra questo il finale voluto dall'autore. La drammaticità che avrebbe potuto esprimere l'attrice è andata perduta: Ricordo una edizione teatrale con Anna Proclemer davvero stupenda:

Si tratta del primo film sonoro della Garbo, ma con ancora tutte le caratteristiche del muto e quindi lento e noioso. L'audio italiano come al solito è ridoppiato e ciò è inaccettabile: la WB deve recuperare i doppiaggi d'epoca!